1 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt Pioneer LifeBlack Hawk War The Northwest Settlers Revolutionary War

2 What are some jobs of the pioneer dad?

3 Clearing land, fencing in pasture, building the house, buying the land

4 What are some of the pioneer mom jobs?

5 Cooking, sewing clothes, gardening, making medicine, soaps and candles, spinning yarn, harvesting crops

6 What are some pioneer children jobs?

7 Helping to cook and clean, cutting wood, gathering water and kindling, planting the garden, feeding the chickens, milking the cow, running errands

8 Name three major differences between pioneer school and school today.

9 Slates and chalk memory gem hardly any books stricter rules and punishments brought wood for the stove all grades in one room dirt floor better manners

10 Why were most pioneers farmers?

11 They had to be self sufficient – feed and supply their own needs in the wilderness

12 What is a written agreement signed by two groups called?

13 Treaty

14 Who was Black Hawk?

15 Sauk Indian chief who wanted his people to fight to keep their land

16 Where did the settlers want Black Hawk to go?

17 West of the Mississippi River

18 What happened when Black Hawk tried to surrender?

19 The soldiers were drunk and didn’t listen so they killed many Native Americans including women and children

20 Why is the Black Hawk war the last large war between settlers and Native Americans?

21 Because the Native Americans were outnumbered and treaties were always broken by the settlers

22 What was the plan for how parts of the territory would become states?

23 The Northwest Ordinance

24 Which states made up the Northwest Territory?

25 Wisconsin Indiana Michigan Minnesota Illinois Ohio

26 What were the three requirements for the territories of the Northwest Ordinance?

27 No slaves Public land set aside for schools Any religion allowed

28 Who was John Jacob Aster and why is he important to the growth of Wisconsin?

29 He owned the American Fur Company and gave work to the traders and kept peace with the Native Americans

30 What was the most important trade route in Wisconsin?

31 Green Bay to Portage to Prairie du Chien

32 Who were the first white people in WI?

33 Traders, soldiers, and miners

34 Why were forts built?

35 To protect the settlers from Native Americans and wild animals

36 Tell how settlers/pioneers came to Wisconsin and some of the troubles they had

37 Native Americans attacking Wild animals No food flooding wagon breaking down dirty, muddy roads bad weather crops being destroyed

38 How did lead mining help to build our state?

39 It brought people to Wisconsin so they could have a job and make money. We needed a certain amount of people to settle in Wisconsin before we could apply for statehood.

40 What does our state animal, the badger, have to do with lead mining?

41 The miners dug holes in the ground like the badger to use as homes, and people nicknamed the miners “badgers” and that is how we got the nickname “The Badger State”

42 How do we celebrate our independence from England?

43 On July 4 th with fireworks, picnics, and parties

44 How did we declare our independence from England?

45 Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence

46 Who fought in the Revolutionary War?

47 The British against the Colonists

48 How were the colonists able to beat the British in the Revolutionary War?

49 The French gave them food, money, guns, and more soldiers

50 Why did we want our freedom from Britain? List at least 3 reasons.

51 No Taxation without Representation Quartering Act Sugar Act Stamp Act Tea Tax